Please release a statement saying you're willing to match whatever he was paid in his last fight (won't be much) then bring it up at every press conference.

He'll argue that the money isn't good enough in UFC and it will completely undermine him. The extra PPV's from the non converted boxing fans will easily make up the difference.

Good luck, would be great if you can force Fury into taking this through the media

In all fairness I'm pretty sure the purse talked about for a fight with price wipes the floor with most UFC fighters pay, basic at least. I can't remember the exact figure but I'm sure it was £500k and I don't see it being worth while paying him it. Does he have any kind of following?

A good way to shut him up. It's not as much as MMA vs. Boxing, more like, MMA vs. a douchebag. Many great boxer are respectful towards MMA and the same goes for MMA fighters. Fury wanted attention, well, now he's got it.

Please release a statement saying you're willing to match whatever he was paid in his last fight (won't be much) then bring it up at every press conference.

He'll argue that the money isn't good enough in UFC and it will completely undermine him. The extra PPV's from the non converted boxing fans will easily make up the difference.

Good luck, would be great if you can force Fury into taking this through the media

In all fairness I'm pretty sure the purse talked about for a fight with price wipes the floor with most UFC fighters pay, basic at least. I can't remember the exact figure but I'm sure it was £500k and I don't see it being worth while paying him it. Does he have any kind of following?

Well thats cheap imo. Brock was getting close to that or more and that brought a huge new audience which I think still has the PPV record.

Please release a statement saying you're willing to match whatever he was paid in his last fight (won't be much) then bring it up at every press conference.

He'll argue that the money isn't good enough in UFC and it will completely undermine him. The extra PPV's from the non converted boxing fans will easily make up the difference.

Good luck, would be great if you can force Fury into taking this through the media

In all fairness I'm pretty sure the purse talked about for a fight with price wipes the floor with most UFC fighters pay, basic at least. I can't remember the exact figure but I'm sure it was £500k and I don't see it being worth while paying him it. Does he have any kind of following?

Well thats cheap imo. Brock was getting close to that or more and that brought a huge new audience which I think still has the PPV record.

That's my point. Someone like Brock brings money with him, no-one cares about Tyson Fury so he's not going to be a money spinner.

LOL, yes PLEASE give him Anderson Silva so we can see him try and strike mwithn this guy and get clowned...would be funny seeing Anderson trying awkward takedowns on the much bigger fighter once he gets put in heels on the feet. Tyson isn't Forrest who will wily from a jab.

You guys are funny....In a sport where Chris Leben w/ his slow sloppy windmill punches is a dangerous "star" and Junior Dos Santos w/ his low D level boxing became a VERY dominant UFC champion (beating killers and ex champs including Cain himself)suddenly someone like Tyson Fury doesn't have a hope in any kind of a fight.....Let this guy get a year of training and he PLOWS through JDS and Mark Hunt just for starters. If he develops any kind of a base/takedown defense he could pretty much own the division.

This is a good idea. It would bring alot of ufc attention to the u.k. Would be a perfect fit to help launch their new tv deal too. Imagine all the uk boxing fans seeing cain destroy him. It would be great for the sport. DO IT DANA!!!!

SKARHEAD - You guys are funny....In a sport where Chris Leben w/ his slow sloppy windmill punches is a dangerous "star" and Junior Dos Santos w/ his low D level boxing became a VERY dominant UFC champion (beating killers and ex champs including Cain himself)suddenly someone like Tyson Fury doesn't have a hope in any kind of a fight.....Let this guy get a year of training and he PLOWS through JDS and Mark Hunt just for starters. If he develops any kind of a base/takedown defense he could pretty much own the division.

there is no way he can suddenly develop TD defense good enough to stop guys that have been hardcore wrestling on an elite level for as long as they have.

What happened to marcelo garcia when he tried MMA? Does that make BJJ unworthy? What happened to badr hari when he tried MMA? Oh I guess kickboxing is shit too. At least a 50 year old mercer K.O'd sylvia.

SOOO true...The LOVE the other less popular single sports/styles that make up MMA...but always ALWAYS hate on the only combat sport that legit surpasses it in popularity, boxing.

Meanwhile MMA fighters have spent that last 15 years trying their damndest to improve the one are they suck the most at: BOXING

The difference is the top stars in MMA are not talking shit about boxing to promote their fights, whereas guys like Floyd and Fury regularly trash MMA to promote theirs

Why should MMA tolerate guys like Floyd and Fury talk shit to promote their sports? You don't hear GSP promoting his fight by claiming we would bitchslap Bernard Hopkins(who is a bad example to use because he actually respects MMA)

bryanand - The difference is the top stars in MMA are not talking shit about boxing to promote their fights, whereas guys like Floyd and Fury regularly trash MMA to promote theirs

Why should MMA tolerate guys like Floyd and Fury talk shit to promote their sports? You don't hear GSP promoting his fight by claiming we would bitchslap Bernard Hopkins(who is a bad example to use because he actually respects MMA)

How would they talk shit lol?

"Hey man, come over, fight me and make 1/10th of what you make in boxing!!!"

I don't think people doing the honest comparison are talking about MMA fighters but moreso the "fans". It's those guys who are the morons.

What' cute about this entire thing though is this; It's coming from Dana. A guy who is pretty much a known fraud when it comes to his lying about his boxing experience lol.

SKARHEAD - You guys are funny....In a sport where Chris Leben w/ his slow sloppy windmill punches is a dangerous "star" and Junior Dos Santos w/ his low D level boxing became a VERY dominant UFC champion (beating killers and ex champs including Cain himself)suddenly someone like Tyson Fury doesn't have a hope in any kind of a fight.....Let this guy get a year of training and he PLOWS through JDS and Mark Hunt just for starters. If he develops any kind of a base/takedown defense he could pretty much own the division.

there is no way he can suddenly develop TD defense good enough to stop guys that have been hardcore wrestling on an elite level for as long as they have.

Exactly. We heard all this before with Couture vs Toney.

You make it sound like it is absolutely impossible for a striker to develop a solid takedown defense...or that there could never be a boxer combat athlete that could have a good natural base and ten develop a solid takedown defense game from there.

What was Junior Dos Santos before he stepped into a BJJ/MMA gym ? Nothing. Just a big guy that sold ice cream cones...He develops a rudimentary low D level boxing technique and purple belt level BJJ....With his natural TD defense and drilling he becomes a very VERY dominat UFC HW champion...still the # 2 man as a matter of fact.

You're saying it's impossible for a boxer to be born w/ a good natural base, drill TD defense and go from there ? Junior, a D level boxer is the only man capable of this ?

People said the same thing about kickboxers...the Igor Vovchanchin and later Cro Cop proved them wrong. Just takes the right athlete from that sport with certain attributes and a willingless to train MMA seriously.

Forget about James Toney...Do you actually think he seriouly trained even 5 minutes for this fight ? Really ?

lol

All that's needed is for a tough boxing athlete w/ a good natural base to jump in the mix and you woul all shut up fast....Same thiung was said about Karate....Then Machida comes along w/ a sick takedown defense and next thing you you he takes the belt and it's the "Machida era !!".

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